
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
121 | 137 | 154 | 203 | 245 | 267 | 274 | 306 | 335 | 292 | 334 | 232 | 309 | 285 | 277 | 240 | 233 | 208 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.83m | 6:15AM1.72m | 6:59PM1.91m | 7:13AM1.74m | 7:50PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.33m | 12:22PM0.15m | 1:03AM0.27m | 1:15PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 10 |
121 | 137 | 154 | 5 | 245 | 267 | 274 | 167 | 3 | 191 | 214 | 232 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | N 11 | E 16 | N 11 |
— | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 16 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | 203 | — | — | — | 306 | 335 | 292 | 334 | 75 | 309 | 285 | 277 | 240 | 233 | 208 | 195 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 80 | 127 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 51 | 51 |
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